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sabato 5 settembre 2015
venerdì 4 settembre 2015
NEWS - Arriva la "Colombo" con i capelli rossi! Da domani "Mysteries of Laura" su Premium Stories (in arrivo anche la versione italiana!!!)
Il
ritorno in grande stile di Debra Messing
di “Will&Grace” avviene in “Mysteries
of Laura”, in prima tv su Premium Stories dal 5 settembre (ogni
sabato in prima serata). Firmata da Jeff Rake, è basata sulla serie spagnola “Los misterios de Laura” di Carlos Vila
e Javier Holgado, prossimamente trasposta anche nella fiction italiana “I
misteri di Laura” su Canale 5 con Carlotta Natoli nel trench della protagonista.
I riflettori della serie si
accendono sulla doppia vita di Laura Diamond (Messing), una detective che si
occupa di omicidi per il dipartimento di polizia di New York ma che deve far
fronte altresì al ruolo di madre di due figli gemelli, oltre che esser sposata
con il suo capo – Jake Broderick (Josh
Lucas) - al quale vuole chiedere il divorzio. La firma DOC di Greg Berlanti (“Arrow”, “The Flash”)
compare tra i produttori esecutivi della serie già rinnovata per la 2°
stagione, nonché candidata agli ultimi People’s Choice Awards nella categoria
“Favorite New Tv Comedy”. Anche McG,
già dietro i successi di “The OC” e “Chuck”, contribuisce alla produzione e
alla regia. Imperdibile la 16° puntata,
dove Messing si riunisce con il collega
Eric McCormack di “Will&Grace” sullo stesso set! Prima della Messing,
la produzione aveva pensato a Demi Moore e Felicity Huffman per il ruolo della
protagonista. Kelly Rutherford, Steve Guttenberg, Melissa Joan Hart
e Janel Parrish sfilano da guest-stars. Brian
Lowry su “Variety” ha commentato
l’avvento della serie con “è come se
‘Colombo’ si fosse messo una parrucca rossa!”.
Etichette:
Brian Lowry,
Chuck,
Debra Messing,
Eric McCormack,
Felicity Huffman,
Greg Berlanti,
McG,
network,
NEWS,
The Mysteries of Laura,
The OC,
Will and Grace
giovedì 3 settembre 2015
Wish I could remember what we were doing. Any ideas? http://t.co/W5wp4JWwoj pic.twitter.com/JI2TOx4KIR
— David Duchovny (@davidduchovny) 1 Settembre 2015
mercoledì 2 settembre 2015
NEWS - Cogli la prima Mela (a puntate)! Apple si lancia nelle serie tv originali (e film) per contrastare Netflix e Amazon
News tratta da "Uproxx"
If you’re one of those poor, unfortunate souls who loves the current boom in quality television, but is tortured by your inability to consume all of it, things might be about to get better and worse. Variety is reporting that Apple, the billionaire gorilla in the room, has started kicking the tires on original content production, too, possibly in an attempt to compete with your Netflixs and Amazons and Hulus.
News tratta da "Uproxx"
If you’re one of those poor, unfortunate souls who loves the current boom in quality television, but is tortured by your inability to consume all of it, things might be about to get better and worse. Variety is reporting that Apple, the billionaire gorilla in the room, has started kicking the tires on original content production, too, possibly in an attempt to compete with your Netflixs and Amazons and Hulus.
The scale of Apple’s ambitions vary depending on whom is asked, but one high-level executive who talked with the company said the goal is to create development and production divisions that would churn out long-form content to stream in a bid to compete with Netflix. Apple is hoping to put a headhunting firm on those hires in the coming months, according to source, with the goal of being in operation next year. Unknown is whether the focus is on TV series, movies — or both.Also unknown is whether these TV series and/or movies will be sold individually through iTunes, the way third-party content currently is, or if this signals a move toward a monthly subscription service, a la Apple Music. What we DO know for certain is the following things: One, with $200 billion in cash on hand, Apple has the resources to basically do whatever it wants, and competitors could understandably be very nervous today. Two, if Apple is taking pitches for these new projects, I mean, I did just type “Billionaire Gorilla” in that first paragraph…
martedì 1 settembre 2015
GOSSIP - Keep tonic and Kerry on! La Washington conquista pure la cover di "Self" (ormai le mancano solo quelle di "Sale e pepe" e "Hustler"...)
Kerry Washington wakes up early. I learn this when her publicist emails to ask if I’d like to do pilates with the actress at 6:30 a.m. before we sit down for our interview. A cursory Google search of Washington suggests I’m in trouble: This is, after all, a woman who moved to India after college and became certified as a yoga instructor. But my fear of pilates-induced humiliation is outweighed by my desire to watch Olivia Pope work out.
Washington, 38, arrives in sweats, with no makeup and no entourage, looking infinitely more relaxed than the character she plays on television. She’s a new mother with a hit show, but her face betrays none of the stress that must entail. Instead, her skin glows, her smile is bright, her eyes somehow managing to convey warmth, strength and vulnerability all at once.
“Hi, I’m Kerry,” she says, extending her hand to meet mine. We are on the Scandal set in Hollywood, standing in a dressing room that has been converted into a small gym for the actress. The space houses a pilates machine, blocks, resistance bands and a smattering of free weights. Washington’s trainer, Julie Turner, arrives, and they begin a quick exchange about the day’s workout; their shorthand has been honed by two to six pilates sessions a week for the past five years.
Though she and the other Scandal actresses have made regular hikes around Los Angeles a group ritual, pilates is Washington’s anchor. “There are a lot of forms of exercise where you have to leave yourself out of the room while you force yourself to do this thing,” she explains. “With pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I laugh. I get to go: Where is my body today? What do I need today? How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone? How can I be both loving and challenging?”
Kerry Washington wakes up early. I learn this when her publicist emails to ask if I’d like to do pilates with the actress at 6:30 a.m. before we sit down for our interview. A cursory Google search of Washington suggests I’m in trouble: This is, after all, a woman who moved to India after college and became certified as a yoga instructor. But my fear of pilates-induced humiliation is outweighed by my desire to watch Olivia Pope work out.
Washington, 38, arrives in sweats, with no makeup and no entourage, looking infinitely more relaxed than the character she plays on television. She’s a new mother with a hit show, but her face betrays none of the stress that must entail. Instead, her skin glows, her smile is bright, her eyes somehow managing to convey warmth, strength and vulnerability all at once.
“Hi, I’m Kerry,” she says, extending her hand to meet mine. We are on the Scandal set in Hollywood, standing in a dressing room that has been converted into a small gym for the actress. The space houses a pilates machine, blocks, resistance bands and a smattering of free weights. Washington’s trainer, Julie Turner, arrives, and they begin a quick exchange about the day’s workout; their shorthand has been honed by two to six pilates sessions a week for the past five years.
Though she and the other Scandal actresses have made regular hikes around Los Angeles a group ritual, pilates is Washington’s anchor. “There are a lot of forms of exercise where you have to leave yourself out of the room while you force yourself to do this thing,” she explains. “With pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I laugh. I get to go: Where is my body today? What do I need today? How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone? How can I be both loving and challenging?”
lunedì 31 agosto 2015
NEWS - Rivoluzione, compagni! Nielsen si aggiorna - al contrario dell'Auditel di casa nostra - e monitora Netflix, Hulu e Amazon per sesso e età di pubblico
News tratta da "Uproxx"
Let’s be real: With the increasing prices of cable packages, many television viewers are cutting the cord and getting their content primarily from streaming services. Sure, they have to deal with spoilers, but that is a relatively small price to pay for fewer commercials and the ability to watch when they want. However, one downside to this has been the fact that Nielsen ratings haven’t taken streaming numbers into account when rating shows, so, even though you watched Happy Endings faithfully on Hulu, it didn’t matter.
Well, it seems that Nielsen is FINALLY updating their system and will take Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime into account when ascribing a rating to a television show. According to the A.V. Club, not only will the company be tracking more than 1,000 shows’ streaming numbers, they will also be providing analytic breakdowns of the ages and genders of viewers, as well. The system isn’t perfect, however: They will not be taking international numbers into account, nor will it register views from mobile devices. In other words, if you’re streaming from your phone to your Chromecast, you aren’t doing your part.
While there are flaws in these improvements, this is still great news. Netflix original content like House of Cards, Orange Is the New Black, and Daredevil are bound to benefit, as well as shows like The Mindy Project that struggled to find a traditional audience before moving to Hulu.
News tratta da "Uproxx"
Let’s be real: With the increasing prices of cable packages, many television viewers are cutting the cord and getting their content primarily from streaming services. Sure, they have to deal with spoilers, but that is a relatively small price to pay for fewer commercials and the ability to watch when they want. However, one downside to this has been the fact that Nielsen ratings haven’t taken streaming numbers into account when rating shows, so, even though you watched Happy Endings faithfully on Hulu, it didn’t matter.
Well, it seems that Nielsen is FINALLY updating their system and will take Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime into account when ascribing a rating to a television show. According to the A.V. Club, not only will the company be tracking more than 1,000 shows’ streaming numbers, they will also be providing analytic breakdowns of the ages and genders of viewers, as well. The system isn’t perfect, however: They will not be taking international numbers into account, nor will it register views from mobile devices. In other words, if you’re streaming from your phone to your Chromecast, you aren’t doing your part.
While there are flaws in these improvements, this is still great news. Netflix original content like House of Cards, Orange Is the New Black, and Daredevil are bound to benefit, as well as shows like The Mindy Project that struggled to find a traditional audience before moving to Hulu.
sabato 29 agosto 2015
GOSSIP - "La mia vita dopo Cory": Lea Michele parla per la prima volta su "Flare" del ritrovato amore dopo la scomparsa di Monteith
Lea Michele takes the cover of Flare magazine’s October 2015 issue, which was provided exclusively to JustJared.com.
Here’s what the 28-year-old Scream Queens actress had to share with the mag:
On finding love again after Cory Monteith‘s death: “I wanted to make sure that I was okay with me, feeling strong and feeling happy on my own. I didn’t want anybody to fill any holes for me—that sounds sexual! I wanted to make sure that I was a whole person again and that no one was coming into my life to put me back together. I needed to do that on my own. I worked very, very, very hard and I got back to that place where I was genuinely happy and strong and ready to live again and see the world and, you know, bring in more beautiful experiences. And that’s when someone miraculously came into my life.”
On her BFF Emma Roberts: “Emma speaks up for herself, she stands up for herself, she takes care of herself, and those are the kinds of girls I want to be around.”
On triumphing over haters: “I’m so proud of my success. I’m really proud of the life I’ve built and created for myself. I’ve kept my head on my shoulders to get to where I am. You’re always going to run into critics. The only people I care about are the people that are close to me. It’s a tough business, it’s a tough town, and you really have to have a thick skin. I’m constantly learning, but I’m really proud of where I am.”
The full interview is available now on Flare.com, and will be available on Next Issue on September 1 and on newsstands September 14.
Lea Michele takes the cover of Flare magazine’s October 2015 issue, which was provided exclusively to JustJared.com.
Here’s what the 28-year-old Scream Queens actress had to share with the mag:
On finding love again after Cory Monteith‘s death: “I wanted to make sure that I was okay with me, feeling strong and feeling happy on my own. I didn’t want anybody to fill any holes for me—that sounds sexual! I wanted to make sure that I was a whole person again and that no one was coming into my life to put me back together. I needed to do that on my own. I worked very, very, very hard and I got back to that place where I was genuinely happy and strong and ready to live again and see the world and, you know, bring in more beautiful experiences. And that’s when someone miraculously came into my life.”
On her BFF Emma Roberts: “Emma speaks up for herself, she stands up for herself, she takes care of herself, and those are the kinds of girls I want to be around.”
On triumphing over haters: “I’m so proud of my success. I’m really proud of the life I’ve built and created for myself. I’ve kept my head on my shoulders to get to where I am. You’re always going to run into critics. The only people I care about are the people that are close to me. It’s a tough business, it’s a tough town, and you really have to have a thick skin. I’m constantly learning, but I’m really proud of where I am.”
The full interview is available now on Flare.com, and will be available on Next Issue on September 1 and on newsstands September 14.
venerdì 28 agosto 2015
NEWS - Clamoroso al Cibali bis!
Due "story"-bomb lo stesso giorno:
1. Nel 2016 forse addirittura ben 2 "AHS" (non solo "Hotel")
2. Non è detto che Jessica Lange dia l'addio
News tratta da "Entertainment Weekly"
The appetite of American Horror Story has grown from year to year in terms of ratings and awareness, with last year’s Freak Show garnering the biggest audience and most Emmy noms than any iteration preceding. So, it’s not altogether surprising that Ryan Murphy and his writing team are considering doing two iterations of the series going forward. “Next year we might do a fall American Horror Story and a spring,” says Murphy. “We have to decide.” He adds, “We’re doing something that we’ve never done before on the show where we’re doing two different groups of writers rooms. Some of our writers will be bouncing around but a whole different group coming in late August. The next thing we’re crafting up is very, very different than this. Not smaller. But just not opulent. More rogue and more dark.” To continue reading more about the upcoming season of American Horror Story, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on newsstands Friday, or buy it here.
News tratta da "Vulture"
When Jessica Lange announced that she wouldn't be appearing in American Horror Story: Hotel, fans were distraught. She's been an integral part of the show since its inception, first appearing in a pivotal supporting role in Murder House and then taking the lead with bravado in Asylum. In Freak Show, she basically performed showstoppers exclusively, including her super-uncomfortable versions of David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" and Lana Del Rey's "Gods and Monsters." She's starring in the road-trip comedy Wild Oats this fall, opposite Shirley MacLaine and Demi Moore, and will return to Broadway next year for a revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night. But Lange isn't gone from American Horror Story for good. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, series creator Ryan Murphy said:
Due "story"-bomb lo stesso giorno:
1. Nel 2016 forse addirittura ben 2 "AHS" (non solo "Hotel")
2. Non è detto che Jessica Lange dia l'addio
News tratta da "Entertainment Weekly"
The appetite of American Horror Story has grown from year to year in terms of ratings and awareness, with last year’s Freak Show garnering the biggest audience and most Emmy noms than any iteration preceding. So, it’s not altogether surprising that Ryan Murphy and his writing team are considering doing two iterations of the series going forward. “Next year we might do a fall American Horror Story and a spring,” says Murphy. “We have to decide.” He adds, “We’re doing something that we’ve never done before on the show where we’re doing two different groups of writers rooms. Some of our writers will be bouncing around but a whole different group coming in late August. The next thing we’re crafting up is very, very different than this. Not smaller. But just not opulent. More rogue and more dark.” To continue reading more about the upcoming season of American Horror Story, pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on newsstands Friday, or buy it here.
News tratta da "Vulture"
When Jessica Lange announced that she wouldn't be appearing in American Horror Story: Hotel, fans were distraught. She's been an integral part of the show since its inception, first appearing in a pivotal supporting role in Murder House and then taking the lead with bravado in Asylum. In Freak Show, she basically performed showstoppers exclusively, including her super-uncomfortable versions of David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" and Lana Del Rey's "Gods and Monsters." She's starring in the road-trip comedy Wild Oats this fall, opposite Shirley MacLaine and Demi Moore, and will return to Broadway next year for a revival of Long Day's Journey Into Night. But Lange isn't gone from American Horror Story for good. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, series creator Ryan Murphy said:
"It’s always possible. I’m trying to deal with her play schedule. Jessica is always about the character. She’ll be back—she’s not gone forever. But that’s the fun and fresh thing about the show: sometimes somebody has to go away before you realize how much you miss them. She wants to come back we just have to come up with something."So while we'll certainly enjoy Lady Gaga's Countess and her bloodlust and that "drillbit dildo" on Hotel, we can take solace knowing that Lange will one day return to chew scenery with glorious gusto. Considering that Murphy told EW there might be two AHS seasons next year, she'll have double the chance.
giovedì 27 agosto 2015
mercoledì 26 agosto 2015
NEWS - The Big Bang Dollar! Un podio per 4: Parsons, Galecki, Helberg e Nayyar gli attori più pagati della tv Usa secondo "Forbes" (96 milioni di dollari in 4)
Più che “The Big Bang Theory”,
“The Big Bang Dollar”. L’annuale e attesissima classifica di
“Forbes” che stila la graduatoria degli attori più pagati della tv americana
vede per la prima volta quattro attori dello stesso show sul podio (due a
parimerito). Si tratta di Jim Parsons, Johnny
Galecki, Simon Helberg e Kunal Nayyar di “The Big Bang
Theory”, la sit-com più popolare d’America in onda su Premium Joi,
capaci di guadagnare in quattro ben 96 milioni di dollari. Al primo posto Parsons incassa 29
milioni di dollari, poco più di Galecki che lo segue al secondo con 27 milioni.
Più staccati, ma sul podio a parimerito, Helberg e Nayyar, che incassano 20
milioni di dollari netti ciascuno.
La 9° stagione
inedita di “The Big Bang Theory” andrà in onda su Infinity e Premium
Joi prossimamente.
Ecco la classifica dei primi 15 più pagati:
1. Jim Parsons: $29 million
2. Johnny Galecki: $27 million
3. Mark Harmon: $20 million
3. Simon Helberg: $20 million
3. Kunal Nayyar: $20 million
3. Ashton Kutcher: $20 million
7. Jon Cryer: $15 million
7. Ray Romano: $15 million
9. Patrick Dempsey: $12 million
9. Simon Baker: $12 million
11. Ty Burrell: $11.5 million
12. Jesse Tyler Ferguson: $11 million
13. Ed O'Neill: $10.5 million
13. Eric Stonestreet: $10.5 million
15. Kevin Spacey: $9.5 million
1. Jim Parsons: $29 million
2. Johnny Galecki: $27 million
3. Mark Harmon: $20 million
3. Simon Helberg: $20 million
3. Kunal Nayyar: $20 million
3. Ashton Kutcher: $20 million
7. Jon Cryer: $15 million
7. Ray Romano: $15 million
9. Patrick Dempsey: $12 million
9. Simon Baker: $12 million
11. Ty Burrell: $11.5 million
12. Jesse Tyler Ferguson: $11 million
13. Ed O'Neill: $10.5 million
13. Eric Stonestreet: $10.5 million
15. Kevin Spacey: $9.5 million
Etichette:
Ashton Kutcher,
Jim Parsons,
Johnny Galecki,
Jon Cryer,
Kevin Spacey,
Kunal Nayyar,
Mark Harmon,
NEWS,
Patrick Dempsey,
Simon Helberg,
The Big Bang Theory
NEWS - The Big God Theory! "Essere religiosi a Hollywood non è trendy", Mayim Bialik di "TBBT" dixit
Articolo tratto da "Huffington Post"
Actress Mayim Bialik recently opened up about being the target of anti-Semitism and the difficulty of being religious in Hollywood during an interview with Fox News. "[S]imply by going to Israel this summer and saying nothing more than, 'I've gone to Israel,' I got the same amount of hatred and threats and anti-Semitism for actually making a statement trying to support people [who], whether I like it or not, are serving in an army," Bialik said about visiting a friend in the Israel Defense Forces. "That reveals the truth. It really doesn't matter what I support or believe; the fact that I'm Jewish and go there is enough -- that should be alarming to most people."
The actress, who has described herself as "aspiring modern Orthodox," said that Hollywood is not a welcoming place for religiosity.
"I think in general it's never going to be trendy to be observant or religious in Hollywood circles. There are people I know of faith and we tend to congregate together. I study Jewish texts weekly. That's something really positive to me. When you're a person of faith, it stays with you all the time," she said.
Last week's statements echo remarks that the "Big Bang Theory" star made in 2012 about the near impossibility of being observant in Hollywood, mainly because of how the industry treats modesty.
"For me, though, it's more the aspects of the 'red carpet' and needing to wear designer clothes that are strapless, and all those things that I don't do and that are actually extremely stressful and difficult to work around because it is a big part of the industry," she told the Jerusalem Post at the time. "The goal is to be competitive."
Articolo tratto da "Huffington Post"
Actress Mayim Bialik recently opened up about being the target of anti-Semitism and the difficulty of being religious in Hollywood during an interview with Fox News. "[S]imply by going to Israel this summer and saying nothing more than, 'I've gone to Israel,' I got the same amount of hatred and threats and anti-Semitism for actually making a statement trying to support people [who], whether I like it or not, are serving in an army," Bialik said about visiting a friend in the Israel Defense Forces. "That reveals the truth. It really doesn't matter what I support or believe; the fact that I'm Jewish and go there is enough -- that should be alarming to most people."
The actress, who has described herself as "aspiring modern Orthodox," said that Hollywood is not a welcoming place for religiosity.
"I think in general it's never going to be trendy to be observant or religious in Hollywood circles. There are people I know of faith and we tend to congregate together. I study Jewish texts weekly. That's something really positive to me. When you're a person of faith, it stays with you all the time," she said.
Last week's statements echo remarks that the "Big Bang Theory" star made in 2012 about the near impossibility of being observant in Hollywood, mainly because of how the industry treats modesty.
"For me, though, it's more the aspects of the 'red carpet' and needing to wear designer clothes that are strapless, and all those things that I don't do and that are actually extremely stressful and difficult to work around because it is a big part of the industry," she told the Jerusalem Post at the time. "The goal is to be competitive."
lunedì 24 agosto 2015
SGUARDO FETISH - Vendesi case di "Breaking Bad"! Walther White e Jesse Pinkman mettono in vendita le residenze cult del serial
(ANSA-AP) - ALBUQUERQUE (USA), 30 LUG - Due case presenti nella serie tv americana di successo 'Breaking Bad' sono in vendita ad Albuquerque, nel Nuovo Messico. Una e' quella in cui il coprotagonista e tossicodipendente Jesse Pinkman, interpretato da Aaron Paul, confezionava metanfetamine all'inizio della serie. La casa, due piani e quattro camere da letto, situata nella zona del Country Club di Albuquerque, viene venduta per 1,6 milioni di dollari. Nell'annuncio web compare anche la dicitura "laboratorio di metanfetamine non incluso". L'altra e' quella dove il protagonista Walter White, interpretato da Bryan Cranston, nel finale della serie minaccia i suoi ex soci in affari con due falsi sicari. Si trova nella North Valley di Albuquerque ed e' in vendita per 2,65 milioni di
dollari dollari.
(ANSA-AP) - ALBUQUERQUE (USA), 30 LUG - Due case presenti nella serie tv americana di successo 'Breaking Bad' sono in vendita ad Albuquerque, nel Nuovo Messico. Una e' quella in cui il coprotagonista e tossicodipendente Jesse Pinkman, interpretato da Aaron Paul, confezionava metanfetamine all'inizio della serie. La casa, due piani e quattro camere da letto, situata nella zona del Country Club di Albuquerque, viene venduta per 1,6 milioni di dollari. Nell'annuncio web compare anche la dicitura "laboratorio di metanfetamine non incluso". L'altra e' quella dove il protagonista Walter White, interpretato da Bryan Cranston, nel finale della serie minaccia i suoi ex soci in affari con due falsi sicari. Si trova nella North Valley di Albuquerque ed e' in vendita per 2,65 milioni di
dollari dollari.
sabato 22 agosto 2015
GOSSIP - Natasha Lyonne di "Orange" su "Nylon": "sopravvissuta due volte, alle droghe e alla mia pessima reputazione..."
Natasha Lyonne is teaching proper texting etiquette. We’re nestled in a back booth at a diner in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, about to eat scrambled eggs and turkey sausage. She rests her head against the wall as she pulls up a GIF saved on her phone of a woman punching a human-sized penis. “A GIF always comes in handy,” she explains. “It doesn’t have to be something racy—it could be a gerbil eating a snack or whatever.”
The 36-year-old Orange Is the New Black actress, a born-and-bred New Yorker, is only visiting L.A. Although she’s often here for work, it’s clear the woman hails from the city that never sleeps: She possesses a charming New York accent, an intrepid attitude, and admits to shoulder-checking slow-moving pedestrians, but insists it’s a polite gesture. “I feel very territorial, like I’ve already pissed all over this town and I’m allowed to do what I want and where I want to do it,” she adds. Teetering on the edge of sarcasm and sincerity, Lyonne admits to having some similarities with her Orange character, Nicky Nichols, a tenacious convict and former drug addict with an Upper East Side education. “Other than the fact that I was a scholarship kid, it wasn’t too radically different from my own story,” she muses. She delves into what it was like growing up in a major metropolis, and those two years her family spent in Israel for tax evasion purposes. It was a childhood full of pet rottweilers, BMX biking against traffic, Israeli acrobat training, and adventures with her father, who every Sunday would take her for a drive to steal all the newspapers in their neighborhood. “It was this hilarious thing we would do,” she reminisces. “Looking back, not a great influence.”
These hijinks were mixed with constant go-sees. She appeared in commercials for Hershey’s, Robotech, Pine-Sol, Minute Maid. And then her first big gig came at age six on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. “Having your child become a child actor is absurd in the first place,” she says. “But if you’re going to do it, at least put them on Pee-Wee’s, because then it’s, like, imagination land.” Eventually, her role as a cute hippie kid on the show evolved into leading roles in cult classics like Slums of Beverly Hills and But I’m a Cheerleader, to name a couple.
“Now that I’m past the nightmare of it all—all my shenanigans and drugs—and have come out the other side, it is kind of funny to be 36 with 30 years of experience of doing my job,” she says.
Lyonne, open in discussing her past drug addiction, likens the experience to being a kid who enjoys a guiltless slice of Carvel ice cream cake shaped like a whale at a birthday party before spiraling out of control and eating the entire cake alone in her room. In Lyonne’s case, the cake was heroin. “It’s hard to get a job after your reputation is destroyed like that,” she admits. “There was a time when it felt like, ‘I’m never going to do that again; that time is over.’ And then you’re right back in it.”
Natasha Lyonne is teaching proper texting etiquette. We’re nestled in a back booth at a diner in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, about to eat scrambled eggs and turkey sausage. She rests her head against the wall as she pulls up a GIF saved on her phone of a woman punching a human-sized penis. “A GIF always comes in handy,” she explains. “It doesn’t have to be something racy—it could be a gerbil eating a snack or whatever.”
The 36-year-old Orange Is the New Black actress, a born-and-bred New Yorker, is only visiting L.A. Although she’s often here for work, it’s clear the woman hails from the city that never sleeps: She possesses a charming New York accent, an intrepid attitude, and admits to shoulder-checking slow-moving pedestrians, but insists it’s a polite gesture. “I feel very territorial, like I’ve already pissed all over this town and I’m allowed to do what I want and where I want to do it,” she adds. Teetering on the edge of sarcasm and sincerity, Lyonne admits to having some similarities with her Orange character, Nicky Nichols, a tenacious convict and former drug addict with an Upper East Side education. “Other than the fact that I was a scholarship kid, it wasn’t too radically different from my own story,” she muses. She delves into what it was like growing up in a major metropolis, and those two years her family spent in Israel for tax evasion purposes. It was a childhood full of pet rottweilers, BMX biking against traffic, Israeli acrobat training, and adventures with her father, who every Sunday would take her for a drive to steal all the newspapers in their neighborhood. “It was this hilarious thing we would do,” she reminisces. “Looking back, not a great influence.”
These hijinks were mixed with constant go-sees. She appeared in commercials for Hershey’s, Robotech, Pine-Sol, Minute Maid. And then her first big gig came at age six on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. “Having your child become a child actor is absurd in the first place,” she says. “But if you’re going to do it, at least put them on Pee-Wee’s, because then it’s, like, imagination land.” Eventually, her role as a cute hippie kid on the show evolved into leading roles in cult classics like Slums of Beverly Hills and But I’m a Cheerleader, to name a couple.
“Now that I’m past the nightmare of it all—all my shenanigans and drugs—and have come out the other side, it is kind of funny to be 36 with 30 years of experience of doing my job,” she says.
Lyonne, open in discussing her past drug addiction, likens the experience to being a kid who enjoys a guiltless slice of Carvel ice cream cake shaped like a whale at a birthday party before spiraling out of control and eating the entire cake alone in her room. In Lyonne’s case, the cake was heroin. “It’s hard to get a job after your reputation is destroyed like that,” she admits. “There was a time when it felt like, ‘I’m never going to do that again; that time is over.’ And then you’re right back in it.”
venerdì 21 agosto 2015
GOSSIP - Che coppia serial! Natasha Lyonne di "Orange Is The New Black" protagonista del video musicale dei Tanlines diretto e scritto da Kapovsky di "Girls"
Tanlines' new video for "Palace" is everything you never knew you wanted in a music video. Written and directed by Girls' Alex Kapovsky and Teddy Blanks as part of the UO Music Video Series and starring Orange is the New Black's Natasha Lyonne, it's the perfect accompaniment to the synth-pop song.Meandering through different realities, "Palace" follows a
recently broken-up couple (Tanlines' frontman Eric Emm and Lyonne)
playing with the human obsession of "what ifs?" and the challenge
of accepting the present, no matter how painful. But it's not all
serious: "Palace" hangs on to Tanlines' playful nature, verging on the
absurd by featuring things like a large burlap sack emblazoned with
"cocaine" and electrocution by a toaster tossed into a bathtub. It's
both ridiculous and confusing in all the best ways possible. Sex, drugs, drama, music, and some of our fave TV
stars—it's the perfect recipe for one killer music video. Watch the
video, made by Urban Outfitters.
giovedì 20 agosto 2015
NEWS - "Cancer sucks!": dopo "The Big C" un'altra serie racconta il tumore come valvola di sfogo per migliorare la propria vita ("Chasing Life", dal 4 settembre su Premium Stories")
Come sopravvivere al cancro, oltretutto scoperto in giovane età, è il messaggio di speranza e solidarietà che traspare da “Chasing Life”, in prima tv su Premium Stories dal 4 settembre (ogni venerdì in prima serata). Al grido di “Cancer sucks!”, la 24enne April Carver (Italia Ricci) è un giovane giornalista di Boston che alterna la sua vita in redazione con la madre vedova Sara (Mary Page Keller), la sorellina ribelle Brenna (Haley Ramm), nonché frequentando il collega Dominic (Richard Brancatisano). Il destino le riserva tuttavia un brutto ostacolo quando viene a scoprire dallo zio medico che ha il cancro. La serie ideata da Susanna Fogel, Joni Lefkowitz, già rinnovata per la 2° stagione, è basata sulla serie messicana “Terminales” di Ricardo Alvarez Canales. Laura Harring di “Mullholland Drive” e Edward Asner di “Lou Grant” compaiono da guest-stars. Su “Variety” Brian Lowry ha commentato: “è solo dal terzo episodio che la protagonista realizza la gravità della malattia e di come la sua vita possa e debba cambiare di fronte alla possibilità della morte. Anzi, inizia a vivere come se dovesse vivere un solo giorno. La sua prospettiva diventa intrigante, condita da una buona dose soap che non rende il tutto obbligatoriamente drammatico e fatale”.
Come sopravvivere al cancro, oltretutto scoperto in giovane età, è il messaggio di speranza e solidarietà che traspare da “Chasing Life”, in prima tv su Premium Stories dal 4 settembre (ogni venerdì in prima serata). Al grido di “Cancer sucks!”, la 24enne April Carver (Italia Ricci) è un giovane giornalista di Boston che alterna la sua vita in redazione con la madre vedova Sara (Mary Page Keller), la sorellina ribelle Brenna (Haley Ramm), nonché frequentando il collega Dominic (Richard Brancatisano). Il destino le riserva tuttavia un brutto ostacolo quando viene a scoprire dallo zio medico che ha il cancro. La serie ideata da Susanna Fogel, Joni Lefkowitz, già rinnovata per la 2° stagione, è basata sulla serie messicana “Terminales” di Ricardo Alvarez Canales. Laura Harring di “Mullholland Drive” e Edward Asner di “Lou Grant” compaiono da guest-stars. Su “Variety” Brian Lowry ha commentato: “è solo dal terzo episodio che la protagonista realizza la gravità della malattia e di come la sua vita possa e debba cambiare di fronte alla possibilità della morte. Anzi, inizia a vivere come se dovesse vivere un solo giorno. La sua prospettiva diventa intrigante, condita da una buona dose soap che non rende il tutto obbligatoriamente drammatico e fatale”.
mercoledì 19 agosto 2015
L'EDICOLA DI LOU - Stralci, cover e commenti sui telefilm dai media italiani e stranieri
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
"Fresh off the boat", comicità intelligente al largo dal cinismo
"«Fresh off the boat» è un'espressione in slang americano che si potrebbe tradurre con qualcosa di simile a «da sbarco», ed è usata, con una certa dose di politicamente scorretto, per indicare gli immigrati da poco arrivati su suolo americano (spesso anche con viaggi fortunosi, da qui il riferimento alla barca), alla ricerca di una possittile integrazione nella nuova terra promessa. È anche il titolo di una recente sit-corn, che negli Usa va in onda su Abc e in Italia è proposta dal canale Fox Comedy, tutta giocata sul tema della «differenza» e sui piccoli e grandi problemi legati all'integrazione in un nuovo contesto sociale e culturale (venerdì, ore 23.15). Luis (l'attore Randall Park) e Jessica (la bravissima Constance Wu) sono una coppia molto innamorata, con tre figli: hanno origini taiwanesi e sono immigrati negli Stati Uniti alla rincorsa del loro personale «sogno americano». Nel 1995 decidono di trasferirsi dalla Chinatown di Washington a Orlando, per aprire una steak house molto poco in linea con lo stile estivo e solare della Florida. La serie è tratta dall'omonimo libro autobiografico di Eddie Huang, che è stato un piccolo caso editoriale. Le puntate di «Fresh Off the Boat» seguono, tra stereotipi e giochi sulle caratteristiche di una comunità molto connotata come quella degli Asian American, le vicende della famiglia I luang tra lavoro, scuola e una nuova rete sociale tutta da costruire. Ma, nello stile di Abc (la casa di un'altra sit-corn molto importante degli ultimi anni, «Modern Family»), le stone sono anche fortemente incentrate sul nucleo della famiglia, sulle dinamiche relazionali interne alla coppia e tra genitori e figli, con una comicità intelligente ma temperata e tradizionale, indirizzata idealmente a un pubblico molto ampio e forse anche per questo priva del cinismo che è invece una tendenza forte ed esasperata di molta narrazione seriale televisiva contemporanea". (Aldo Grasso)
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
"Fresh off the boat", comicità intelligente al largo dal cinismo
"«Fresh off the boat» è un'espressione in slang americano che si potrebbe tradurre con qualcosa di simile a «da sbarco», ed è usata, con una certa dose di politicamente scorretto, per indicare gli immigrati da poco arrivati su suolo americano (spesso anche con viaggi fortunosi, da qui il riferimento alla barca), alla ricerca di una possittile integrazione nella nuova terra promessa. È anche il titolo di una recente sit-corn, che negli Usa va in onda su Abc e in Italia è proposta dal canale Fox Comedy, tutta giocata sul tema della «differenza» e sui piccoli e grandi problemi legati all'integrazione in un nuovo contesto sociale e culturale (venerdì, ore 23.15). Luis (l'attore Randall Park) e Jessica (la bravissima Constance Wu) sono una coppia molto innamorata, con tre figli: hanno origini taiwanesi e sono immigrati negli Stati Uniti alla rincorsa del loro personale «sogno americano». Nel 1995 decidono di trasferirsi dalla Chinatown di Washington a Orlando, per aprire una steak house molto poco in linea con lo stile estivo e solare della Florida. La serie è tratta dall'omonimo libro autobiografico di Eddie Huang, che è stato un piccolo caso editoriale. Le puntate di «Fresh Off the Boat» seguono, tra stereotipi e giochi sulle caratteristiche di una comunità molto connotata come quella degli Asian American, le vicende della famiglia I luang tra lavoro, scuola e una nuova rete sociale tutta da costruire. Ma, nello stile di Abc (la casa di un'altra sit-corn molto importante degli ultimi anni, «Modern Family»), le stone sono anche fortemente incentrate sul nucleo della famiglia, sulle dinamiche relazionali interne alla coppia e tra genitori e figli, con una comicità intelligente ma temperata e tradizionale, indirizzata idealmente a un pubblico molto ampio e forse anche per questo priva del cinismo che è invece una tendenza forte ed esasperata di molta narrazione seriale televisiva contemporanea". (Aldo Grasso)
lunedì 17 agosto 2015
NEWS - Netflix, tanto rumore per nulla? Sbarca in Italia, dove solo 14 milioni di case hanno la connessione giusta
Articolo di Carlo Valentini per "Italia Oggi"
Tanto rumore per nulla? In Francia è stato così. Netflix è arrivato un anno fa e non ha superato i 200 mila abbonati. Un flop perché nel quartier generale di Los Gatos, in California (la centrale europea è ad Amsterdam), se ne aspettavano dieci volte tanti. Con gran squilli di tromba Netflix a ottobre sbarcherà in Italia. Avrà più fortuna che in Francia? Come sempre succede in questi casi c'è chi pronostica la rivoluzione, con una vittima: la tv come l'abbiamo finora conosciuta. In realtà si tratta semplicemente di un'offerta in più. Cos'è Netflix? E la scommessa di un americano, Reed Hastings (che ha vissuto anche un anno a Roma): produrre accattivanti serie televisive (le più famose sono House of cards e Orange is the new black) da proporre in Internet. Finora ne ha prodotte o acquistate per 100 milioni di ore. Si cucca sì sulla proposta d'abbonamento, da 6 a 10 euro al mese, che si pub disdire con un altro clic. Chi si abbona riceve il menù giornaliero ma ha a disposizione anche tutto l'archivio e pub guardarsi ciò che vuole. Ma solo intrattenimento: serie televisive, film, documentari, programmi (negli Stati Uniti è molto popolare Chef's table, un programma di cucina). Niente news e sport. E niente pubblicità. Un punto di forza è che il bacino d'utenza è mondiale: cioè i programmi sono gli stessi (coi sottotitoli o il doppiaggio) nei 50 paesi in cui è presente. Dal punto di vista economico, Hastings sembra avere visto giusto: lo scorso anno ha fatturato 5,5, miliardi di dollari con un utile di 267 milioni e 2.000 dipendenti. Ma negli Stati Uniti, dove si trovano 40 milioni di abbonati sui 62 milioni totali nel mondo, gli ascolti di Abc e Nbc non ne hanno risentito. Inoltre una parte del fatturato arriva dalla vendita dei diritti delle serie più pregiate proprio ai grandi network in Italia, per esempio, House of cards è trasmesso e continuerà a esserlo da Sky. La banda larga è in molti paesi (compresa l'Italia, dove solo 14 milioni di case hanno una connessione appropriata) ancora lontana: rischia di essere un ostacolo invalicabile? Il giro di boa della tv non sarà Netflix ma quando la tecnologia consentirà di realizzare (a prezzi popolari) il telecomputer, cioè nel salotto di casa un unico apparecchio e un unico telecomando (con tastiera) per gestire allo stesso modo tv e web.
Articolo di Carlo Valentini per "Italia Oggi"
Tanto rumore per nulla? In Francia è stato così. Netflix è arrivato un anno fa e non ha superato i 200 mila abbonati. Un flop perché nel quartier generale di Los Gatos, in California (la centrale europea è ad Amsterdam), se ne aspettavano dieci volte tanti. Con gran squilli di tromba Netflix a ottobre sbarcherà in Italia. Avrà più fortuna che in Francia? Come sempre succede in questi casi c'è chi pronostica la rivoluzione, con una vittima: la tv come l'abbiamo finora conosciuta. In realtà si tratta semplicemente di un'offerta in più. Cos'è Netflix? E la scommessa di un americano, Reed Hastings (che ha vissuto anche un anno a Roma): produrre accattivanti serie televisive (le più famose sono House of cards e Orange is the new black) da proporre in Internet. Finora ne ha prodotte o acquistate per 100 milioni di ore. Si cucca sì sulla proposta d'abbonamento, da 6 a 10 euro al mese, che si pub disdire con un altro clic. Chi si abbona riceve il menù giornaliero ma ha a disposizione anche tutto l'archivio e pub guardarsi ciò che vuole. Ma solo intrattenimento: serie televisive, film, documentari, programmi (negli Stati Uniti è molto popolare Chef's table, un programma di cucina). Niente news e sport. E niente pubblicità. Un punto di forza è che il bacino d'utenza è mondiale: cioè i programmi sono gli stessi (coi sottotitoli o il doppiaggio) nei 50 paesi in cui è presente. Dal punto di vista economico, Hastings sembra avere visto giusto: lo scorso anno ha fatturato 5,5, miliardi di dollari con un utile di 267 milioni e 2.000 dipendenti. Ma negli Stati Uniti, dove si trovano 40 milioni di abbonati sui 62 milioni totali nel mondo, gli ascolti di Abc e Nbc non ne hanno risentito. Inoltre una parte del fatturato arriva dalla vendita dei diritti delle serie più pregiate proprio ai grandi network in Italia, per esempio, House of cards è trasmesso e continuerà a esserlo da Sky. La banda larga è in molti paesi (compresa l'Italia, dove solo 14 milioni di case hanno una connessione appropriata) ancora lontana: rischia di essere un ostacolo invalicabile? Il giro di boa della tv non sarà Netflix ma quando la tecnologia consentirà di realizzare (a prezzi popolari) il telecomputer, cioè nel salotto di casa un unico apparecchio e un unico telecomando (con tastiera) per gestire allo stesso modo tv e web.
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